Warming shelters will open all over North Texas Wednesday night with freezing rain in the forecast and temperatures expected to stay below freezing into Thursday morning.
The city of Denton will open an emergency warming center at the MLK Jr. Recreation Center from 6:30 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday for anyone who needs to get out of the cold.
The shelter will be open 24 hours and the city said it will have restrooms, water fountains, snacks, cots and dog kennels available for anyone who need help getting through the storm.
There will be several warming centers available in Dallas County Wednesday night.
Dallas: Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, 3014 Oak Lawn Ave., text "SHELTER" to 214-441-6647
Dallas: OurCalling, 1702 Cesar Chavez Blvd., text "homeless" to 877-772-7891
Garland: Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club Gym, 425 South 5th St., 972-495-6476
Irving: Christ Church Irving, 1750 East Airport Freeway, 972-986-8989
Mesquite: Weather Activated Refuge for Mesquite, along Highway 80, call 972-279-6200 to register
OurCalling will open round the clock possibly through the end of the week, providing approximately 200 men and women who are homeless with protection from the weather.
In Collin County, the Salvation Army will open shelters in McKinney and Plano.
McKinney: Salvation Army, 600 Wilson Creek Parkway, 972-542-6694
Plano: Salvation Army, 3528 E 14th Street, 214-988-9434
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